Jim LykosDoug Westfall jimlykos@optusnet.com.au1111 Claiborne Dr. Long Beach, CA > Tony, > > I think they will perish if planted in open garden beds. > Last year lost the only two bulbs I had of Hippeastrum evansiae which were > housed in a roofed shade house during winter in zone 10. The winter wasnt > particularly cold (zone 10 - warm temperate conditions) with a minimum in > winter of 2 degrees centigrade. > > I have also grown seedlings of evansii primary hybrids to flowering stage in > garden beds - but noticed that they also remain susceptible to colder winter > spells (-3 degrees), and most have perished since flowering. > > Cheers > > Jim Lykos This may be the case. Another possibility is too much water while dormant. Doug